Clothes-line hook.



L. G. THELEN & J. FLOOD.

CLOTHES LINE HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. l, 1909.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

...2mal-f LAMBERT Gr. THELEN AND JOHN FLOOD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CLOTHES-LINE HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

Application led March 1, 1909. Serial No. 480,629.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we, LAMBERT Gr. THELEN and JOHN FLOOD, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in clothes line hooks, and has forits object to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this characterthat shall be strong, etiicient and durable.

A. further object of our invention is to provide in the hook a means forgripping the line, and a further object is to provide means whereby theline may be readily released from the gripping means.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in view our invention consists in such a novelconstruction and arrangement of parts all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Our invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and inwhich,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a clothes line post and our improvedhook attached thereto, Fig. 2 is a detail section taken on the line v ofFig. 1, and Fig. 3 is also a detail section taken on the line y y ofFig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings 1 indicates the clothes line post and 2the clothes line hook secured thereto by means of the screws 3. The hook2 is supposed to be in such an elevated position as not to be easilyreached by a person, so that means are incorporated therein for grippingand releasing the clothes line, which would be unnecessary if the hookwas within reach.

rIhe hook 2 comprises a vertically disposed portion a which is securedto the post 1, a horizontal portion 5 extending from the portion et, aportion G extending downwardly and outwardly from the portion 5, aportion 7 disposed obliquely to the portion (5 and extending upwardlyand outwardly therefrom, and a horizontal portion S extending inwardlyfrom the portion 7. A notch 9 is provided in the top of the portion 8,the cross section of said portion at this point being shown in Fig. 2.The opening between the portions 6 and 7 is wedgeshaped forming aclothes line grip, and the notch 9 is disposed vertically over saidopening.

In order to secure the clothes line 10 the same may be drawn over thepoint 11 of the portion 7 of the hook until the saine is under propertension, when the portion 12 of said line may be drawn downwardlycausing the line to be securely gripped in the hook. To release theline, the portion 12 or free end of the line may be thrown over theportion S of the hook and be caught in the notch 9 as indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 1 and shown in Fig. 2. A downward pull of the freeend 12 causes the line to be released from its position in the grip ofthe hook, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

An important feature of our invention is the position of the notch 9which is directly over the hook grip formed by the portions t5 and 7.The advantage of this position of the notch 9 is readily seen, sincewhen the loose end 12 is drawn downwardly the portion 13 of the lineshould be in a vertical plane, or in a plane passing through the line a'a: which is equi-distant from the portions G and 7 constituting thegrip. And the curved surface of the notch 9 is essential to avoidfriction of the rope in passing over the same.

IVhile we have shown what we deem to be the preferable 'form of ourclothes line hook, we do not wish to be limited thereto, as there mightbe slight modilications of the saine which would be con'iprehendedwithin the scope of our invention.

Having described o'ur invention what Iwe claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Iatent is:

1. In al device of the class described, a

vertical perforated portion adapted to be secured to a post or otherobject by means of screws, a horizontal portion extending from saidvertical portion, a portion extending downwardly and outwardly from saidlast named portion, a portion disposed obliquely to said downwardlyextending portion and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, ahorizontal portion extending inwardly from said upwardly extendingportion having a notch formed in the upper side thereof locatedvertically over the junction of said downwardly extending portion andthe portion disposed obliquely thereto, substantially as and for thepurposes specitied.

2. In a device of the class described, a

hook Comprising a horizontal shank and a V-shaped portion integraltherewith, the outer leg of said V-shaped portion being longer than theinner leg over Which the line may be drawn tight and thence .While stilltight be shifted and gripped in said V- shaped portion, and meansvertically over the vertex of said V-shaped portion over Which the linemay be drawn for releasing the saine, substantially as and :tor thepurposes specied.

3. In a device of the class described, a hook having a horizontallyextending portion or shank and a line gripping means consisting of twoportions disposed obliquely to each other, a horizontal portion disposedparallel to said first nained portion having a notched portion formedtherein, and a curved surface in said notched portion over which theline inay be drawn With a minimum of friction, substantially as and forthe purposes specified.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

LAMBERT Gr. THELEN. JOHl\T FLOOD. Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. PoTTs, JANET E. HOGAN.

